Education and Personal Life
Zenawi acquired an MBA (Master of Business Administration) from the Open University of the United Kingdom in 1995 and an masters of science in economics from the Erasmus University of the Netherlands in 2004. In July 2002, Meles received an honorary doctoral degree in political science from the Hannam University in South Korea.
Zenawi was married to Azeb Mesfin, a former rebel fighter in TPLF and currently a member of parliament. Zenawi was the reported father of three children.
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